Vanir
Asir and Vanir are two sets of Scandinavian deities, and there was war between them concluded by an exchange of hostages
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Asir and Vanir are two sets of Scandinavian deities, and there was war between them concluded by an exchange of hostages (Hervarar Saga ok Heiðreks, Stories And Ballads > Part Ii > The TháTtr Of SöRli)
Hervarar Saga ok Heiðreks
- attestation: Asir and Vanir are two sets of Scandinavian deities, and there was war between them concluded by an exchange of hostages (Stories And Ballads > Part Ii > The TháTtr Of SöRli)
"∆sir and Vanir, two sets of Scandinavian deities"
- relationship: The Vanir gave the Asir three leading people: Njorth and his children Frey and Freyja, as hostages (Stories And Ballads > Part Ii > The TháTtr Of SöRli)
"The Vanir gave to the ∆sir three of their leading people--Njörth and his children Frey and Freyja."